Ruben Amorim has been afforded plenty of sympathy for the position he finds himself in at Manchester United, with one of his predecessors, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, making it crystal clear why it’s far too soon to bring up talk of the sack – while also offering a summary of his own time in charge.

The Red Devils turned to the 40-year-old as a successor to Erik ten Hag in November after the Dutchman was unceremoniously binned off for failing to get a consistent tune from his expensively-assembled Manchester United squad. However, if Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Omar Berrada – the man who headhunted the Portuguese and convinced him to leave Sporting Lisbon – were expecting a new manager bounce, then they were very much mistaken.

Indeed, Amorim has won just five of his 16 Premier League matches in charge so far, while he has presided over nine defeats from his 23 matches in charge so far. That miserable record means Amorim has won just 43.48% of games since arriving at Old Trafford.

Off the back of that woeful run of results has been an ability to get the best from his players, together with their apparent frustrations at being asked to play in a 3-4-2-1 formation.

However, former United boss Solskjaer insists it is far too soon to pass such judgement, naming the single biggest reason why the 40-year-old needs time to prove himself.